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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1939
Page
6
The social column lists events including a tea for Evelyn Swarthout and James Patrick Hayes at 5 to 7 p.m. with about 60 guests, a birth announced for Dwight Olinger’s family, and multiple club gatherings at the American Legion hall and various homes. Attendees and helpers are named, with plans for desserts, demonstrations, and contests.
The Delphine group of Trinity Lutheran Church held a farewell summer dinner at the Colonial Tea Room. Officers installed for the coming year include President Miss Margaret Ludwig Vice-president Miss Hazel Frazier Secretary Mrs John V Fritzel Jr Treasurer Mrs Edward Chamney. Retiring president Miss Erma McManis received a pottery gift.
Mr and Mrs J S Daniels return from a motor trip to New York City where they visited daughters Mrs H E Tomlinson and Miss Harriet Daniels both connected to design work. The couple also traveled to Boston where Mr Daniels served as a delegate from Fauser design studio.
The Lawrence Kiwanis club traveled about 3,500 miles over three weeks for the twenty-third Kiwanis International convention in June. They spent two days at a fair and an evening in Washington D C on return before resuming local duties.
In New York Mr and Mrs Tomlinson set off on their wedding trip to Bermuda. Mrs P H Klinkenberg visits her mother in Kansas City. Alan Stutz plans time on his uncle’s Ness county farm then to Estes Park Colorado. Mrs A B Mitchell returns from Cleveland visit. Raymond Cray and family with Mr Cray s mother from Trenton Missouri return after time with the Cookreys. Mary Elizabeth Dunkley of Dodge City visits Cora Dunkley until July 4. Mrs L P Hamilton and three children of Louisville Kentucky visit Dr and Mrs F C Allen then visit Hamilton’s Kansas City relatives.
C B Hosford reports rising activity with three Lawrence area farm sales. The 305 acre Hunnicut bottom farm near Egbert's bridge sold by Travelers Insurance to Ira P Kimball of Carbondale. W A Rae of Kansas City bought the 174 acre Shirar farm on the Wakarusa, southeast of Browns Grove, after previously purchasing the 240 acre Maurice Hamer farm in 1934.
The heirs of the late J R Shirar owned a productive Lawrence area farm and sold the Dutton farm on highway 59 to Howard A Veatch. Veatch, a Lawrence furniture dealer, will remodel the stone house into a modern residence for his occupancy. Hosford, a long time Lawrence real estate man, backs farming as a solid investment.
County commissioners in regular session and the Welfare board met this morning and gave no definite statement on raising the county welfare budget. They will keep the matter under consideration as the state board approved the budget but suggested two items be increased. The day focused on individual welfare cases and other general problems.
The local fire department responded to a blaze at 801 Rhode Island Avenue at 10:17 AM. The fire originated from an overheated tar barrel and caused only minor damage to the Pippett Salvage company.
Applications are now available at the county welfare director. Boys aged 17 to 23 should report to the welfare office to enter CCC camps at Valley Falls or Lone Star. Colored boys accepted will join at Lone Star on July 8 and white boys at Valley Falls on July 7.
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